Jessica King
Co-Owner
Jessica is the visionary behind the concept. The name, concept and design of the space are her intellectual property.
Jessica was born in Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, New York and was raised in Astoria. She graduated from Saint Vincent Ferrer High School in the Upper East Side and attended The Fashion Institute of Technology where she took a couple of semesters in interior design in addition to merchandising & marketing. She took her branding skills to help restaurant business owners with launching and opening new concepts. After a decade of her accomplishments in the food & beverage industry, including working for major NYC hospitality groups in Manhattan's Meatpacking district and Midtown's Fifth Avenue, she opened her first small business, Astoria Provisions in Astoria in 2017.
She says 'Budgets, blueprints, working with contractors and of course a bit of my aesthetic are all elements I used for a project this scale. But the heart and love I put into this specific location was organic. I remember a young me running up and down these streets with my cousins, going and coming from the park (Astoria Park). I remember the library which I later brought my daughter to as well, when she was growing up. I just felt the extra need to represent my community, when we first broke ground here. An oasis for us, blue collar workers.' This was a passion project through and through. Her photography is used all throughout the website which she designed as well.
Now a mother of two and small business owner, Jessica lives and works in Connecticut.